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Meaning:
Adjective:
- Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- Superfluous; needless.
- Uncultivated or unhabited; barren; desert.
- Unfortunate; Disappointing.
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Noun:
- A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- A vast expanse of water.
- A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
- Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- Excrement (animal '''waste''', human '''waste''').
- Gradual loss or decay.
- Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
- legal A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- rare Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
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Verb:
- intransitive Gradually lose weight or weaken.
- now|_|rare To devastate or destroy.
- slang Kill; murder.
- transitive Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly.
- transitive Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.
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